16:50
TRM Calphormin - Strong Foundation, Strong Future Apprentice Handicap
1m2½f, Flat, 3yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 26.93s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jimmy Dalton
John M Harney
Bounded to the front and raced keenly - dropped back to 5th by halfway - gradual progress turning in - 2nd 2f out and urged on - sent to chase over 1f out - hit front over 100 yards out and stayed on strongly to win
Nina Doherty (4)
Noel Meade
Sat just off the pace early - moved up to hit the front after 2f - passed for a spell in the straight before regaining the front - ridden 2f out and challenged hard 1f out - overtaken over 100 yards out and couldn't respond to the winner to finish second
Mel Sheridan
Diego Dias
Prominent early - 6th at halfway - pushed along 2f out and gained ground to take 3rd 1f out then stayed on strongly to the line
Adam Grant
W. McCreery
Raced in the pack - sixth at halfway then fifth 2f out under urging - driven over 1f out and stayed on strongly in the last 150 yards to finish 4th
Jared Huggan (4)
Gavin Cromwell
Prominent from the start - second at halfway - hit the front early in the straight before being passed - dropped to third 2f out and under pressure - fourth 1f out and made no inroads late on - finished 5th
Sadhbh Tormey
A Oliver
Prominent early and fourth at the midpoint - pushed along 2f out before slipping to sixth 1f out - found nothing in the closing stages to finish sixth
Jamie Orr
Daniel John Howard
Prominent early and 3rd at halfway - ridden and dropped back turning in - 7th and making no dent 2f out - plugged on at same speed inside final furlong
Gabriella Hill
M D O'Callaghan
Raced among the backmarkers - urged and adrift turning for home - made modest ground 1 1/2f out then stayed on inside the final furlong - finished 8th without ever threatening
Ava Maher (4)
M J Tynan
Held up in last few early - still in the back half at halfway - urged 2f out without making ground - plodded on to finish 9th
Terry Casey
Michael Mulvany
Raced in the pack's middle - shaken up over 2f out but made no inroads in 7th over 1f out - weakened in the final furlong to finish 10th
Danny O'Leary (4)
G. O'Leary
Missed the break and raced among the backmarkers - made ground wide to sit 7th halfway - got nowhere under urging 2f out and faded to finish 11th
Shay Wallace
Mark Fahey
Raced at the back throughout - outpaced from 2f out - finished 12th and well beaten
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.